DRESDEN
The state fire marshal’s office says a fire at a Dresden home was set.
Several departments responded with the Dresden Fire Department at 10:45 a.m. May 7 to a fire at 729 Middle Road. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, reported by a neighbor, and contained it to the basement.
Sgt. Ken Grimes of the state fire marshal’s office said Friday the fire was intentionally set. Homeowner Robert Armstrong said May 9 the determination was surprising, because no one was home at the time of the fire.
Aarson is a felony punishable by up to 30 years.
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